By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures The United States has openly accused Iran of being behind the drone and cruise missile attacks on Saudi Arabia’s largest oil refinery. Now the question is what the United States will do in response.
The Economist As the courts are drawn into the Brexit crisis, there is still no sign of an alternative proposal to the rejected deal IT IS UNUSUAL for European diplomats and officials to become obsessed with British constitutional niceties. But recently they have watched…
William Mebane* – The Wall Street International Magazine A sustainable development scenario must take place Since the Paris Agreement bank loans for investments by the oil, gas, and coal companies have been steadily increasing; from $612 billion in 2016, $646 in 2017 and $654…
By Paul Krugman* – The New York Times Sharpies, auto emissions and the weaponization of policy Democracies used to collapse suddenly, with tanks rolling noisily toward the presidential palace. In the 21st century, however, the process is usually subtler.
By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures All three countries are competing for power in the Pacific The United States emerged from World War II with complete control of the Pacific Ocean. Japan emerged from the war occupied and effectively governed by the United States. China…
Joseph Stiglitz* – Project Syndicate/ The Guardian An apparent move by big business to maximise stakeholder value sounds too good to be true For four decades, the prevailing doctrine in the US has been that corporations should maximise shareholder value – meaning profits and…
Editorial Brazil’s far-right populist president has encouraged the wanton destruction of the world’s greatest forest. He has been humbled but not stopped As Donald Trump’s America retreats from global leadership, coalitions of like-minded nations are attempting to limit the…
Fowler* – The Washington Post In a privacy experiment, we bought one banana with the new Apple Card — and another with the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa from Chase. Here’s who tracked, mined and shared our data.
BY Dr. JOSEPH HUBER* “Ethical Markets shares the misgivings of so many experts, central bankers, politicians and citizens about trusting Facebook’s plan to issue its Libra currency. We have posted links to many experts’ critiques and to C-SPAN Hearings on this matter in the US…
By Paul Krugman* – The New York Times Are Democrats hexing the Trump boom with bad thoughts? For voodoo economics isn’t just a doctrine based on magical thinking. It’s the ultimate policy zombie, a belief that seemingly can’t be killed by evidence.
